Kids should not be 'monetized'

After leading a recent "talk" about charter schools here in Nashville, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul enthused that, "As I listen to this conversation, you don't really hear any downsides about charter schools. It seems to be all good."

What Sen. Paul failed to grasp is that he had not attended a conversation about charter schools at all; he had attended a sales presentation. This sham, also led by our own Sen. Lamar Alexander, was embarrassing enough. Having state Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman there was truly disappointing.

Especially distressing was to hear Huffman lay out so baldly the Haslam/Huffman philosophy of public education: Privatize it. "The more we let the marketplace drive where resources go, the more likely we are to have better schools developed."

Mr. Huffman, I feel public school children and their education should not be considered commodities for one to monetize. It's possible that's not what you meant at all, but I'll never know. No one challenged your statement. You were safely insulated in a forum where all opinions were your own. It's easy to forget that others might have valuable input when you only allow yourself to look in the mirror.

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Kids should not be 'monetized'

After leading a recent 'talk' about charter schools here in Nashville, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul enthused that, 'As I listen to this conversation, you don't really hear any downsides about charter